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60097

ZIP 60097 is Wonder Lake, Illinois, in McHenry County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McHenry
Population
11,983
Coordinates
42.3970, -88.3724
☼ Live from 60097 — Wonder Lake, IL

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Where 60097 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60097
  • 🔢 Type 60097 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,097 = 19 × 3163. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60096 (Winthrop Harbor, IL, 28 mi away) and 60098 (Woodstock, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60097 becomes 79006, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00769, 00976, 06079, 06790, 06907, 07069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09760 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,004 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯560 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60097 and you would come out at 42.40°S, 91.63°E — 1,131 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 16.0 square miles of land, 60097 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,983This ZIP11,983
Households4,486This ZIP4,486
Housing units4,667This ZIP4,667
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$93,397This ZIP$93,397Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$229,700This ZIP$229,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,417This ZIP$1,417Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population density746.7 / sq miThis ZIP746.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments123This ZIP123
Employees427This ZIP427
Annual payroll$19,772,000This ZIP$19,772,000
Tax returns filed5,920This ZIP5,920
Total adjusted gross income$411,687,000This ZIP$411,687,000

Land area

Land area16.05 sq miThis ZIP16.05 sq mi
Water area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi

Other place names in 60097

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 60097

ZIPCityDistance
60072 Ringwood, IL 3.4 mi
60034 Hebron, IL 5.1 mi
60071 Richmond, IL 5.7 mi
60050 Mchenry, IL 6.2 mi
60001 Alden, IL 6.4 mi
60039 Crystal Lake, IL 6.4 mi
60098 Woodstock, IL 6.6 mi
60081 Spring Grove, IL 8.3 mi
60051 Mchenry, IL 8.4 mi
60012 Crystal Lake, IL 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60097?

60097 is in Wonder Lake, Illinois, in McHenry County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3970, -88.3724.

What county is 60097 in?

60097 lies in McHenry County.

What area code is 60097?

Wonder Lake uses area codes 779 and 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60097 in?

60097 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60097?

About 11,983 people live in ZIP code 60097, in 4,486 households, at 746.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 60097?

$93,397 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60097?

The closest are 60072 (3.4 mi), 60034 (5.1 mi), 60071 (5.7 mi), 60050 (6.2 mi) and 60001 (6.4 mi).

Is 60097 a PO Box ZIP code?

60097 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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